L.A. Justice: Lessons from the Firestorm
by Robert Vernon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1561791245
- ISBN 13
- 9781561791248
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Colorado Springs, CO. : Focus on the Family Publishing, 1993 Focus on the Family Publishing, Colorado Springs, CO. 1993. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; light bumping to head and tail. Black grained boards and spine with bright red lettering on the spine and front board; embossed title on front board. 254 pp 8vo. The author was the assistant Chief of Police in Los Angeles, CA when the Rodney King story broke in 1991. In this book he describes how the LSPD responded, how plans were drawn up to contain civil unrest over the trial of four police officers, and what caused the riots and violence the followed. He feels we as a nation must learn from these events and provides thought-provoking solutions. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012196
- Title
- L.A. Justice: Lessons from the Firestorm
- Author
- Robert Vernon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1561791245
- ISBN 13
- 9781561791248
- Publisher
- Focus on the Family Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Colorado Springs, CO.
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Rodney King, police brutality, LAPD, Los Angeles Police Department, Daryl Gates, Robert Vernon, race riots, LA riots, urban violence, looting, arson, family matters, Tom Bradley,
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